Table 7: Average household size, by local authority, 2010 to 2035
Local authority | Year | Overall change 2010-2035 | ||||||
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2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | 2030 | 2035 | |||
Scotland | 2.17 | 2.13 | 2.08 | 2.04 | 1.99 | 1.95 | -0.23 | -10% |
Aberdeen City | 2.01 | 1.99 | 1.95 | 1.92 | 1.87 | 1.82 | -0.19 | -10% |
Aberdeenshire | 2.35 | 2.32 | 2.27 | 2.23 | 2.19 | 2.15 | -0.20 | -8% |
Angus | 2.16 | 2.13 | 2.08 | 2.05 | 2.01 | 1.97 | -0.19 | -9% |
Argyll & Bute | 2.08 | 2.04 | 1.99 | 1.96 | 1.94 | 1.91 | -0.17 | -8% |
Clackmannanshire | 2.16 | 2.12 | 2.07 | 2.02 | 1.97 | 1.92 | -0.24 | -11% |
Dumfries & Galloway | 2.14 | 2.10 | 2.06 | 2.03 | 1.99 | 1.95 | -0.20 | -9% |
Dundee City | 1.97 | 1.94 | 1.92 | 1.89 | 1.85 | 1.81 | -0.16 | -8% |
East Ayrshire | 2.21 | 2.17 | 2.12 | 2.09 | 2.05 | 2.01 | -0.21 | -9% |
East Dunbartonshire | 2.42 | 2.34 | 2.27 | 2.20 | 2.14 | 2.08 | -0.34 | -14% |
East Lothian | 2.23 | 2.22 | 2.19 | 2.16 | 2.15 | 2.13 | -0.10 | -5% |
East Renfrewshire | 2.47 | 2.42 | 2.38 | 2.34 | 2.30 | 2.25 | -0.22 | -9% |
Edinburgh, City of | 2.14 | 2.09 | 2.04 | 1.99 | 1.93 | 1.88 | -0.25 | -12% |
Eilean Siar | 2.16 | 2.06 | 1.98 | 1.91 | 1.83 | 1.76 | -0.40 | -18% |
Falkirk | 2.21 | 2.17 | 2.11 | 2.07 | 2.02 | 1.97 | -0.24 | -11% |
Fife | 2.22 | 2.17 | 2.13 | 2.09 | 2.04 | 1.99 | -0.23 | -10% |
Glasgow City | 2.05 | 1.99 | 1.93 | 1.88 | 1.83 | 1.78 | -0.27 | -13% |
Highland | 2.14 | 2.10 | 2.06 | 2.03 | 1.99 | 1.95 | -0.19 | -9% |
Inverclyde | 2.15 | 2.09 | 2.03 | 1.99 | 1.94 | 1.89 | -0.26 | -12% |
Midlothian | 2.27 | 2.22 | 2.17 | 2.13 | 2.09 | 2.05 | -0.22 | -10% |
Moray | 2.18 | 2.14 | 2.11 | 2.10 | 2.08 | 2.06 | -0.12 | -6% |
North Ayrshire | 2.16 | 2.11 | 2.06 | 2.02 | 1.97 | 1.93 | -0.23 | -11% |
North Lanarkshire | 2.23 | 2.18 | 2.12 | 2.06 | 2.01 | 1.96 | -0.27 | -12% |
Orkney Islands | 2.14 | 2.07 | 2.01 | 1.96 | 1.90 | 1.84 | -0.30 | -14% |
Perth & Kinross | 2.22 | 2.20 | 2.15 | 2.12 | 2.08 | 2.05 | -0.18 | -8% |
Renfrewshire | 2.12 | 2.08 | 2.03 | 1.99 | 1.95 | 1.91 | -0.22 | -10% |
Scottish Borders | 2.15 | 2.12 | 2.08 | 2.05 | 2.02 | 1.98 | -0.17 | -8% |
Shetland Islands | 2.25 | 2.17 | 2.08 | 2.00 | 1.93 | 1.85 | -0.40 | -18% |
South Ayrshire | 2.14 | 2.08 | 2.04 | 2.00 | 1.97 | 1.93 | -0.21 | -10% |
South Lanarkshire | 2.25 | 2.20 | 2.14 | 2.10 | 2.05 | 2.00 | -0.25 | -11% |
Stirling | 2.25 | 2.18 | 2.13 | 2.09 | 2.05 | 2.01 | -0.24 | -11% |
West Dunbartonshire | 2.16 | 2.12 | 2.07 | 2.02 | 1.98 | 1.93 | -0.23 | -11% |
West Lothian | 2.33 | 2.30 | 2.25 | 2.20 | 2.17 | 2.12 | -0.20 | -9% |
Footnotes
The average household size is calculated by dividing the private household population by the total number of households for each year. The private household population is available in table D of the "Source Data Tables" published with the 2010-based household projections.